Tour de Ski Stage 1: Men’s Sprint Qualifier

by Leandro Lutz • 31.12.2022
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) posted the fastest time in the freestyle sprint qualifier at the Tour de Ski 2022/2023 in Val Müstair, Switzerland. Full qualifier results from stage 1.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) posted the fastest time in the freestyle sprint qualifier at the Tour de Ski 2022/2023 in Val Müstair, Switzerland. Full qualifier results from stage 1.

The top 30 skiers qualified for the sprint finals at the Tour de Ski stage 1.

Men’s sprint finals start at 14:00 CET. 

Sprint F Qualify, Men

Top 5

  1. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), 2:54.05
  2. Lucas Chanavat (FRA), +1.05
  3. Federico Pellegrino (ITA), +1.51
  4. Ben Ogden (USA), +2.33
  5. Michal Novak (CZE), +2.70

CLICK HERE FOR THE MEN QUALIFY RESULTS

See the complete program for the Tour de Ski 2022/2023 at the end of the article.

Sprint Freestyle, Tour de Ski Stage 1

  • 11:30 CET: Sprint Qualification F, men 
  • 11:30 CET: Sprint Qualification F, women
  • 14:00 CET: Sprint Final F, men
  • 14:00 CET: Sprint Final F, women 

Sprint details, start lists, and results.

FACTS: Tour de Ski 2022/2023 

  • Tour de Ski 2022/2023 starts in Val Müstair, Switzerland, on December 31 and concludes in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on January 8. 
  • The race consists of seven stages in nine days.
  • Tour de Ski 2022/2023 is the 17th edition of the brutal stage race. 

TOUR DE SKI 2022/2023

Day-by-day schedule

Stage 1

  • When: Saturday, December 31, 2022
  • Where: Val Müstair, Switzerland
  • What: Sprint Freestyle Technique
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:30: Qualification, women and men
  • 14:00: Heats and finals, women and men

More Information 

Stage 2

  • When: Sunday, January 1, 2023
  • Where: Val Müstair, Switzerland
  • What: 10km Classic Technique, pursuit
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 12:00: 10km Classic Pursuit, women
  • 13:15: 10km Classic Pursuit, men 

More Information

Stage 3

  • When: Tuesday, January 3, 2023
  • Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
  • What: 10km Classic Technique, individual start
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:45: 10km classic individual start, women
  • 14:45: 10km classic individual start, men

More Information

Stage 4

  • When: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
  • Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
  • What: 20km Freestyle Technique, pursuit
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:15: 20km Freestyle Pursuit, women
  • 14:30: 20km Freestyle Pursuit, men

More Information

Stage 5

  • When: Friday, January 6, 2023
  • Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
  • What: Sprint Classic Technique
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 10:00: Qualification, women and men
  • 12:30: Heats and finals, women and men 

More Information

Stage 6

  • When: Saturday, January 7, 2023
  • Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
  • What: 15km Classic Technique, mass start
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:45: 15km Mass Start Classic, women
  • 12:30: 15km Mass Start Classic, men 

More Information

Stage 7

  • When: Sunday, January 8, 2022
  • Where: Val di Fiemme, Italy
  • What: Final Climb – Alpe Cermis (aka “Monster Climb”) – 10km Freestyle Technique, mass start
  • Times: All times are CET
  • 11:00: 10km Mass Start Freestyle, women
  • 12:45: 10km Mass Start Freestyle, men

More Information

New this season is the same race distances for women and men in all World Cup events, as the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) decided in May. Several other changes have also been introduced to the World Cup.

Read More: Cross-Country Skiing Changes And World Cup Calendar For The 2022/2023 Season

Also Read: New Distances At The Cross-Country Skiing World Cup

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